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James Watkins

1996
University of Georgia Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - 10 16 - - 26
Losses - 23 65 - - 88
Win ratio - 30.3% 19.8% - - 22.8%
Pool victories - 8 15 - - 23
Pool losses - 18 55 - - 73
Pool win ratio - 30.8% 21.4% - - 24.0%
DE victories - 2 1 - - 3
DE losses - 5 10 - - 15
DE win ratio - 28.6% 9.1% - - 16.7%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† - 6 3 - - 9
Easy wins % - 60.0% 18.8% - - 34.6%
Close wins‡ - 2 3 - - 5
Close wins % - 20.0% 18.8% - - 19.2%
Close losses‡ - 4 5 - - 9
Close losses % - 17.4% 7.7% - - 10.2%
Big losses† - 7 30 - - 37
Big losses % - 30.4% 46.2% - - 42.0%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - 5 13 - - 18
Tournaments - 3 5 - - 8

Competition history

18 competitions, 114 bouts

15th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 March 8, 2025

Place 30 of 38 Seed 32 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 LINDSAY Devin 30 - U 24 Edge of America Fencing 1694 983 9.2 14%
Pool
D 2:5 EDWARDS Farren 8 - E25 7 Premier Fencing Alliance 1626 974 9.9 15%
Pool
D 4:5 SHAGHAGHI Sahand 20 - U 25 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1109 964 22.9 41%
Pool
D 4:5 VU Mark 6 - E25 16 Bergen Fencing Club 1316 941 16.1 27%
Pool
V 5:2 MACKEY Ibrahim 21 - U 14 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1173 925 36.2 35%
T64
V 15:12 JONES Declan 17 - U 35 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1202 1262 81.8 53%
T32
D 9:15 BIALIK Noah 4 - E25 1 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1847 1344 46.7 23%

15th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Senior Mixed Saber B2, SNR March 8, 2025

Place 24 of 48 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 JONES Declan 43 - U 35 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 637 928 20.7 66%
Pool
V 5:0 MCCONNELL Aidan 44 - U 40 University of Alabama 1535 948 38.6 24%
Pool
D 2:5 HARE John R. 1 - B25 2 Athens Fencing Club / Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 2869 987 0.2 < 1%
Pool
D 2:5 BIALIK Noah 15 - E25 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1654 987 10.3 14%
Pool
D 1:5 EDWARDS Farren 14 - E25 12 Premier Fencing Alliance 1604 976 11.0 16%
Pool
V 5:0 MOON Joseph 30 - U 48 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 640 965 17.5 67%
T64
V 15:4 SHAGHAGHI Sahand 39 - U 41 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1091 1225 90.5 57%
T32
D 11:15 BIALIK Noah 15 - E25 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1848 1315 53.1 22%

Premier Fencing Spring Tournament Saber|Epee|Men's and Women's|Youth|Veteran

E & Under Men's Saber D1, E March 1, 2025

Place 10 of 19 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 AMIRDZHANOV Grigory 18 - U 17 Premier Fencing Academy 2500 801 58.4 5%
Pool
V 5:0 WEINSCHENKER Dylan 8 - U 13 Premier Fencing Alliance 2657 860 66.5 3%
Pool
D 4:5 LIN Jacob 2 - E24 9 Clemson University Fencing Club 1292 926 20.9 28%
Pool
V 5:0 HANLON Graham 11 - U 19 Premier Fencing Alliance 893 905 29.4 51%
Pool
D 3:5 KURILO Michael 5 - E24 1 Alpha Fencing Academy 1794 935 7.0 8%
T16
D 13:15 SULLIVAN Axyl 10 - U 7 1689 1307 82.3 30%

UGA Open 2025

Senior Mixed Saber B2, SNR January 18, 2025

Place 32 of 32 Seed 28 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 EDWARDS Farren 24 - U 10 Premier Fencing Alliance 1500 839 13.5 15%
Pool
D 3:5 SHIH Christina 8 - C21 20 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 BOUNDS Andrew 15 - E24 26 Invictus Fencing 1436 826 14.6 16%
Pool
D 1:5 SO Preston 3 - C25 2 Nellya Fencers / North Atlanta High School Fencing Team (Saber & Foil) 2356 811 0.9 1%
Pool
D 1:5 BIALIK Noah 18 - E23 11 Triple Threat Fencing Academy 1633 810 8.8 9%
T32
D 4:15 BURGESS Beckham 9 - D24 3 Athens Fencing Club 2297 1339 31.4 8%

UGA Open 2025

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 January 18, 2025

Place 21 of 26 Seed 19 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 GONZALEZ Jerry 15 - U 14 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1666 874 10.9 10%
Pool
D 1:5 EDWARDS Farren 24 - U 5 Premier Fencing Alliance 1458 863 16.3 17%
Pool
V 5:3 JAYARAM Archita 6 - E24 11 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 MARTIN Evangeline 8 - E24 12 Athens Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 SWETT Isaac B. 3 - E24 20 Foothills Fencing Academy 1746 847 8.0 8%
T32
D 4:15 LISSO Ria A. 2 - D24 8 University of Georgia Fencing Club / Premier Fencing Alliance - - - -

Athens Winter Challenge 2024

E & Under Mixed Saber D1, E February 24, 2024

Place 18 of 22 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 SAULINSKAS Dylan 8 - U 9 Premier Fencing Alliance 961 997 50.5 52%
Pool
D 3:5 MARTIN Evangeline 9 - U 10 Athens Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 LORENZINI Samuel 1 - E23 3 Athens Fencing Club 1448 947 21.8 22%
Pool
V 5:3 NGUYEN Audrey 17 - U 13 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 KIM Myoung-Jun 18 - U 19 Athens Fencing Club 756 925 50.7 60%

Athens Winter Challenge 2024

Unrated Men's Saber E1, U February 24, 2024

Place 9 of 12 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 BURGESS Deric 7 - U 8 Athens Fencing Club 1528 940 85.4 24%
Pool
D 0:5 LIM Kai 11 - U 1 Nellya Fencers 1500 1025 31.3 23%
Pool
V 5:2 MILLER Kevin "Chase" 10 - U 11 Premier Fencing Alliance 1355 994 87.9 29%
Pool
D 2:5 GONZALEZ Jerry 6 - U 2 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1587 1082 25.7 22%
Pool
D 2:5 PINNIGER CJ 3 - U 10 Clemson University Fencing Club 934 1056 58.9 57%
T16
D 10:15 BURGESS Deric 7 - U 8 Athens Fencing Club 1855 1417 78.3 32%

UGA Open 2024

Div III Mixed Épée C2, DV3 January 21, 2024

Place 54 of 60 Seed 34 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 PUVALOWSKI Ryan 39 - U 39 Huntsville Fencing Club 1337 1293 68.1 47%
Pool
D 1:5 MARSHALL Wesley 3 - D23 18 2445 1224 6.0 3%
Pool
D 1:5 PARK Andrew 57 - U 27 Olympic Fencers Club 1905 1218 23.8 20%
Pool
D 3:5 JUNG Elliot 21 - E23 19 Olympic Fencers Club 1736 1195 29.1 20%
Pool
D 2:5 ROBINSON Blake 51 - U 42 Georgia Southern University Fencing Club 1559 1166 35.5 27%
Pool
V 5:2 SANDERS Charlotte 16 - E23 45 University Of Florida Fencing Club / Invictus Fencing - - - -
T64
D 8:15 KERTESZ Stefan G. 7 - D23 11 Birmingham Fencing Club 2111 1629 189.6 28%

UGA Open 2024

Senior Mixed Saber C2, SNR January 20, 2024

Place 26 of 28 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 SHANKWILER Christopher 2 - C23 2 Nellya Fencers / North Atlanta High School Fencing Team (Saber & Foil) 2224 1003 6.5 3%
Pool
D 4:5 ADIBZADEH Mehrdad 19 - E22 19 1891 997 15.9 9%
Pool
D 3:5 TRUBEY Elise 14 - E23 17 Athens Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 SILVA Daniel 10 - D23 3 Athens Fencing Club 2514 981 2.1 1%
Pool
D 3:5 MILLER Kevin "Chase" 20 - U 14 Premier Fencing Alliance 1397 978 38.6 26%
Pool
D 3:5 EDWARDS Darby 7 - D23 22 North Bay Fencing Academy - - - -
T32
D 5:15 SILVA Daniel 10 - D23 3 Athens Fencing Club 2736 1433 15.9 3%

UGA Open 2024

Div III Mixed Saber C2, DV3 January 20, 2024

Place 23 of 31 Seed 25 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 XIAO Yao 26 - U 13 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2506 1063 6.4 3%
Pool
D 0:5 LISSO Ria A. 5 - D23 11 Premier Fencing Alliance / Athens Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 LEE Yukyeong 16 - U 23 - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 SILVA Daniel 6 - D23 5 Athens Fencing Club 2512 1056 3.4 1%
Pool
D 3:5 LORENZINI Samuel 15 - E23 16 Athens Fencing Club 1396 1053 49.8 30%
T32
D 1:15 SO Preston 2 - D23 1 Nellya Fencers / North Atlanta High School Fencing Team (Saber & Foil) 2476 1469 35.9 8%

GT Collegiate: Annual Fall Hack & Slash

Senior Mixed Épée None, SNR November 5, 2023

Place 33 of 46 Seed 44 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 FRAZIER Wylie 29 - U 26 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1392 1478 100.6 55%
Pool
D 2:5 FORD Tillman 15 - D23 3 Fencing Club at Auburn University / Birmingham Fencing Club 1797 1377 48.2 26%
Pool
V 5:1 DORAN McKenna 41 - U 43 Kennesaw State University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 SHADOFF Samantha 28 - U 40 Mercer University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 WANG Maxwell 1 - A23 13 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2376 1329 11.8 5%
Pool
D 2:5 SHAFRITZ Noah 14 - D23 6 Olympic Fencers Club / Kennesaw State University 2041 1317 24.6 13%

GT Collegiate: Annual Fall Hack & Slash

Senior Mixed Saber U, SNR November 4, 2023

Place 24 of 42 Seed 24 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 BOWMAN Tamara 5 - D22 11 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 4:5 KUCZAJDA Matthew 19 - U 6 Georgia Institute Of Technology / Tri-Weapon Fencing Club 2121 761 8.4 3%
Pool
V 5:3 LIU Kyle 35 - U 32 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club / Sallemazoo 2766 753 196.2 2%
Pool
V 5:4 MACKEVICIUS Nykolas 33 - U 36 Kennesaw State University 1628 949 113.5 22%
Pool
D 2:5 KAUFMAN Isabella 10 - U 20 Emory University Fencing Club - - - -

Tiger Open 2023

Div III Mixed Épée C2, DV3 October 15, 2023

Place 33 of 57 Seed 38 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 YI Jonathan 18 - U 36 Gamecock Fencing Club 2500 1228 200.9 12%
Pool
D 1:5 MALONE Jacob 35 - U 7 University of North Carolina Charlotte Fencing Club 1712 1429 95.4 34%
Pool
V 5:3 MOY Eva 19 - U 51 Premier Fencing Alliance - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 LIU dylan Y. 1 - C23 5 Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 2151 1334 33.0 11%
Pool
V 5:1 FALL Isatou 54 - U 52 - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 COLLIER Baiden C. 56 - U 26 Foothills Fencing Academy 1744 1301 177.1 26%
T64
D 14:15 CHUNG Jesse 50 - U 32 Olympic Fencers Club 1980 2079 450.8 54%

Tiger Open 2023

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 October 14, 2023

Place 28 of 40 Seed 29 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 JAIN ishaan 8 - U 23 Emory University Fencing Club 2500 546 6.9 3%
Pool
D 1:5 GIBBS Mason 5 - E23 8 Clemson University Fencing Club 2010 539 5.4 2%
Pool
D 0:5 JAYARAM archita 35 - U 9 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 PRICE charles 17 - U 29 1744 533 227.9 6%
Pool
D 1:5 LEE angela 23 - U 24 Fencing Club At NC State - - - -
T64
V 15:12 BASS Bennett 34 - U 37 Gamecock Fencing Club 2500 1236 304.9 13%
T32
D 2:15 COLLIER Nathanael L. 7 - E21 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 2269 1541 72.1 17%

Tiger Open 2023

Senior Mixed Saber C2, SNR October 14, 2023

Place 36 of 40 Seed 30 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BALLOU Johnathan 5 - D22 3 University Of Florida Fencing Club / Invictus Fencing 2191 625 4.7 1%
Pool
D 1:5 ORLOVA anastasia 17 - U 23 Foothills Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 CROSS Phoenix 18 - U 25 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 BURGESS beckham 8 - E23 10 Athens Fencing Club 1455 620 33.9 11%
Pool
D 2:5 PRICE charles 22 - U 22 1321 586 40.3 19%
T64
D 9:15 GONZALEZ jerry 40 - U 28 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1505 1457 220.6 48%

Athens Fencing Open 2023

Div III Men's Épée C2, DV3 October 8, 2023

Place 41 of 49 Seed 21 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 MACKEVICIUS Nykolas 38 - U 29 Kennesaw State University 1622 2500 948.4 80%
Pool
D 3:5 JAAFAR Hamza 6 - D23 3 Premier Fencing Alliance 1814 1552 247.9 38%
Pool
V 5:2 BARRETT John 23 - U 47 1520 1304 246.0 41%
Pool
D 1:5 RUSHING Connor 15 - U 26 Oxford Fencers Club / Collierville Arts Academy 1971 1550 113.9 33%
Pool
D 1:5 MCDANIEL Eamon 9 - E23 18 Athens Fencing Club 1691 1436 142.6 36%
Pool
D 4:5 LEE Aaron 34 - U 16 Olympic Fencers Club 1947 1293 65.1 21%
T64
D 7:15 RUSHING Connor 15 - U 26 Oxford Fencers Club / Collierville Arts Academy 2500 2500 420.5 50%

Athens Fencing Open 2023

Mixed Saber C2 October 7, 2023

Place 36 of 37 Seed 20 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 BOWMAN Tamara 6 - D22 17 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 GOOTY Shravan 31 - U 19 Forge Fencing Teams / Sallemazoo 1006 1016 176.5 50%
Pool
D 1:5 DUNN Declan 23 - U 28 Athens Fencing Club / Flowery Branch High School 1142 840 109.9 35%
Pool
D 2:5 ODBADRAKH Batu 7 - E23 2 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2415 730 5.4 1%
Pool
D 0:5 LEE Justin 21 - U 13 Athens Fencing Club 1002 724 99.9 35%
T64
D 4:15 TEDOFF Perlman 36 - U 28 Premier Fencing Alliance 1799 1785 328.3 49%

Athens Fencing Open 2023

Div III Men's Saber D1, DV3 October 7, 2023

Place 26 of 26 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U University of Georgia Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 MEIER Nicholas 11 - U 12 Foothills Fencing Academy 1603 2500 945.6 81%
Pool
D 2:5 LIM Kai 10 - U 11 Nellya Fencers 1419 1554 368.9 56%
Pool
D 2:5 BOHNSTEDT John 19 - U 18 1944 1185 90.5 21%
Pool
D 0:5 MILLER Kevin "Chase" 21 - U 15 Premier Fencing Club / Sallemazoo 2013 1095 64.3 15%
Pool
D 1:5 SILVA Daniel 1 - D23 3 Athens Fencing Club 2496 1031 14.4 2%
T32
D 2:15 JAYASANKAR Hari 2 - D22 1 Athens Fencing Club / University of Georgia Fencing Club 2098 2500 715.1 65%